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[soveryanon]

Does anybody know of any court decisions, case law, etc. that deals with the question of institutional surveillance of instructor conduct in a virtual class room (i.e., online course)?

At many traditional institutions permission must be granted before student-teacher interaction can be monitored, but is this true at online schools?  How about state schools with some online classes?  Can an administrator just monitor online student-teacher communications at will?  Is this a violation of, or threat to, academic freedom?  Does the instructor grant permission?  Is the instructor even notified?

Thanks in advance.

 

[_touchedbyanoodle_]

I teach online. My administrators are included in the course rosters. I can see when they're online. I don't mind, though I will admit to weighing my comments, lectures, and examples more carefully given the potential presence of Another Instructor at all times. It has been good for my teaching.

As for academic freedom, well I think it's a myth in any setting, so to hell with "protecting" it.